Cigarette and cigar holder



p 1946- R. J. CLOUTIER 56 CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Filed Jan. 18, 1945 I I I ".'1........IIIiII// 29 JNVENTOR.

Bat/mm (70552 62002722 BY 20 56W ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 16, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Raymond J. Cloutier, New Bedford, Mass.

Application January 18, 1945, Serial No. 573,320

2 Claims.

This invention relates to cigarette and cigar holders, and aims to provide certain new and useful improvements therein whereby the all-weather and all-purpose utility of the holder is greatly enhanced. More particularly, the instant inven tion embodies new and useful improvements over the invention set forth in my co-pending application Serial No. 479,931, filed March 20, 1943, which has issued as Patent No. 2,371,426, dated March 13, 1945.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder of thekind set forth in the said copending application, with means and facilities for igniting the cigar or cigarette by means of a fueled cigarette lighter of any desired type or construction, and further the provision of a spring-actuated normally closed door or trap between the ignition compartment and the combustion compartment of the holder.

The above as well as other objects will become apparent in the following description, wherein characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the accompanying drawing. It is to be noted that the drawing is intended for the purpose of illustration only, and that it is neither desired nor intended to limit the invention in any manner to the particular details illustrated excepting insofar as they may be deemed essential to the invention.

Referring briefly to the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the holder.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional elevation through the holder.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal s ctional elevation, showing the lighter in actuate condition and the communicating door open.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the bottom slide in partly removed position.

The above briefly described drawing will now be described in detail. The holder comprises an elongated substantially tubular housing It! having a mouthpiece l l at one end and a removable closure or cap 12 at the other end, the latter being provided with one or more relatively small holes 13 therethrough, which are shown exaggerated in diameter in the drawing.

The housing I!) has a depending extension l4, substantially U-shaped in cross-section, comprising the opposed walls l5 whose lower edges are turned in at right angles to form ledges IS. A door 11, spring-hinged at I9, normally closes an opening l8 between the compartments of the housings Ill and id, but of course if desired any other suitable type of door may be used.

A substantially rectangular member or block 20 is slidably mounted in the housing [4 and has opposed longitudinal grooves 2| in which the ledges i6 register. The block 20 is gouged out at the front and has a longitudinal chamber extending rearward thereof in which the well 22 of a fueled cigarette lighter is housed. This lighter, indicated generally at 23, may however be of any standard type of construction, and the rocker thereof is shown at 24, actuated by the rod 25 which projects slidably through an opening in the front end of the block. The flint feed screw extends through an opening in the rear end of the block.

The rocker 24 of the lighter 23 is so positioned that when the rod 25 is pushed in for the purpose of igniting the wick 21, the upper end of the rocker lifts the door I! into the open position shown in Fig. 2, so that the flame may pass through the openings 18 to ignite the cigarette held in the mouth 28. Upon release of the rod 25, after the cigarette has been lit, the spring of the, door hinge l9 automatically restores the door to closed position.

The holder may obviously be used in all sorts of weather, including rainy, stormy, or windy besides fair weather, indoors or out. Moreover, if one is smoking in bed and should happen to fall asleep, the ashes from the burnt portion of the cigarette will clog the small openings or pores l3, and thereby cut off the air supply to the cigarette so that it will be extinguished. By pulling out the block 20 by means of the rounded hand grip 29, the lighter may be attended to as may be required, for instance, a new flint or wick may be inserted, or it may be refueled.

Obviously, modifications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a mouthpiece having means for supporting a cigarette in one end thereof, a tube secured to and enclosing said mouthpiece and having a perforated cap at the other end, opposed longitudinal walls depending from said tube and having inturned ledges on the lower edges thereof, a block slidably mounted in said walls and having longitudinal grooves having said ledges registering therein, said block having a compartment formed in the forward portion thereof, said tube having an opening in the bottom thereof communicating with said block compartment, a door for said opening having means for normally urging the same into closed position, and a flint-actuated cigarette lighter having ignition means associated with said door for opening said door upon actuation of said ignition means.

2. The device set forth in claim 1, said ignition means associated with said door comprising a rocker on said lighter, and means for actuating said rocker to ignite said lighter, said rocker having one end thereof positioned adjacent said door.

RAYMOND J. CLOUTIER. 

